The Valor Christian Eagles hoist their trophy after defeating the Pomona Panthers 29-26 to win the 2015 5A Colorado State football championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Dec. 05, 2015. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.